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04/28/2004
Programming
The 5 Viacom [VIA] music nets-MTV, MTV2, VH1, VH1 Classic, and BET-will carry a 30-min Prince special, including an interview and performances with the diminutive artist tomorrow, 9pm. And just as his Purpleness has worked under different monikers in the past-including that weird hieroglyphic thingy-the special will carry 2 different titles. Tune in for "Prince: […]
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04/28/2004
People
Eagle Broadband elected CEO Dave Weisman as chmn of the board. — Gemstar-TV Guide [GMST] upped Mike McKee to COO of TV Guide’s CE division. — Speed Channel elevated Bill Osborn to svp, marketing/on-air promotion. — Carol Hevey was upped to corp evp, ops, Time Warner Cable; she’ll be responsible for overseeing a select group […]
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04/28/2004
Kudos
Comcast [CMCSA] regional svp of South FL Filemon Lopez is among Hispanic Engineer Information Technology mag’s "50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business" for ’04.
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04/27/2004
Broadband
WWE is launching SVOD service WWE24/7 with a tag-team assist from N2 Broadband’s Xport system. — Interoperability testing was completed between ICTV’s "HeadendWare" app and Pioneer’s "Passport DCT 2.0," making both available for use in Motorola "DCT1000," "DCT1200" and "DCT2000" set-tops. — Broadcom [BRCM] says it achieved global market leadership in Ethernet semiconductor revenue last […]
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04/27/2004
People
In terms of free samples, some say its the best job in cable and now 25-yr vet svp/gm Brooke Johnson has it, succeeding Judy Girard as head of Food Network. Earlier in the year, Girard was tapped to head Scripps’s Shop at Home. — Comcast svp/gm David Juliano was upped to pres of Comcast Online. […]
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04/27/2004
On the Circuit
Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS named Viacom recipient of its ’04 Award for Business Excellence award for its worldwide awareness campaign "Know HIV/AIDS," Cable Positive tells us. And Cable Positive board member Dr Ruth Browne was among the "100 Women Who Shape NYC" as selected by the NY Daily News. She’s exec dir of the […]